A 29-year-old man recently arrived from a country with high tuberculosis prevalence. He is well and has no symptoms. A screening QuantiFERON-TB Gold t...

Question

A 29-year-old man recently arrived from a country with high tuberculosis prevalence. He is well and has no symptoms. A screening QuantiFERON-TB Gold test is positive and chest X-ray is normal. What is the most appropriate diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Latent tuberculosis infection

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Active pulmonary tuberculosis

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No tuberculosis infection

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Miliary tuberculosis

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Tuberculous pleuritis

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Latent tuberculosis infection

A 29-year-old man recently arrived from a country with high tuberculosis prevalence. He is well and has no symptoms. A screening QuantiFERON-TB Gold test is positive and chest X-ray is normal. What is the most appropriate diagnosis?